Palmadusta contaminata
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| Species: | P. contaminata
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| Palmadusta contaminata (Sowerby, 1832)
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Cypraea contaminata Sowerby, 1832 | |
Palmadusta contaminata is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
- Subspecies
- Palmadusta contaminata contaminata (Sowerby I, 1832)
- Palmadusta contaminata distans Schilder
Description
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean along the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Réunion and Tanzania.
References
- ^ a b Palmadusta contaminata. WoRMS (2009). Palmadusta contaminata. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216879 on 11 October 2010 .
External links
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